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Liurbost

Liurbost is a village in Western Isles, Scotland, with a population of around 200. It has 2 bus stops. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Liurbost area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Na h-Eileanan Siar area is among the least deprived areas in Scotland (SIMD 2020).

Council
Na h-Eileanan Siar
County
Western Isles
Constituency
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Police force
Scotland
Some panels draw on England & Wales-only official data, so street crime, energy ratings, NHS services, schools, council tax, care services, private rents, affordability and life expectancy aren’t shown for Scottish areas. Population, deprivation (SIMD), house prices, weather, food hygiene, council control, fuel and more still apply.

Weather

14°CCloudy

  • Today: 14° / 10° · 20% rain
  • Tomorrow: 14° / 13° · Light rain

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:49Sunset 19:53

13h 4m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: St Andrew’s Day, Mon 30 Nov

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

8US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Inverness, United Kingdom

Road safety

17 reported road collisions (2024)

9 killed or seriously injured · 21 casualties · 6.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

2 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 1 passed
  • 0 need improvement

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£146,176 average 12.6% YoY

Across Na h-Eileanan Siar · to 2026-06

Detached£183,598
Semi-detached£121,825
Terraced£93,177
Flat£72,477

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

25,770 residents in Na h-Eileanan Siar

  • Under 16: 14%
  • 16–64: 58%
  • 65+: 28%

Source: ONS mid-year estimates (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in Scotland

Source: Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Council control

Independent majority

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

Local businesses

1,535 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£780 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,351 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction8.2
  • Feeling worthwhile8.3
  • Happiness yesterday8.1
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Na h-Eileanan an Iar:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Leurbost · 0.5 km

    Leurbost is a village on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It is approximately 6 miles south of Stornoway on the road to Harris. It is the main settlement in the area of the island…

  • Lochs, Outer Hebrides · 0.5 km

    Lochs is a civil parish on the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles, Scotland. It is one of the four civil parishes in Lewis and extends over the south-eastern part. It is bordered by the parish of Stornoway in the nort…

  • North Lochs · 0.6 km

    North Lochs,, an area in eastern Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, is named for the many lochans which dot the landscape. Because of its largely undulating and rocky terrain, it is sparsely populated apart from flat gr…

  • Crossbost · 1.5 km

    Crossbost is a village on the Isle of Lewis in the parish of North Lochs, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. It is located approximately ten miles away from Stornoway, the main town on the island. Due to its close proxi…

  • Rainish Eilean Mòr · 2.3 km

    Rainish Eilean Mòr is an uninhabited island in Loch Orasaigh, north of the village of Leurbost in the area of South Lochs on the Isle of Lewis, Lewis and Harris. At 27 hectares in extent, it is one of Scotland's larg…

  • Eilean Chaluim Chille · 4.4 km

    Eilean Chaluim Chille is an unpopulated island in the Outer Hebrides.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Liurbost?
Liurbost is a town in Western Isles, Scotland, in the Na h-Eileanan Siar local authority.
How deprived is Liurbost?
The Na h-Eileanan Siar local authority, which includes Liurbost, is among the least deprived areas in Scotland on the SIMD 2020.